Iridoids and flavonoids from Phlomis brachyodon

The aerial part of Phlomis brachyodon [Boiss.] [Labiatae], which grows wild in Jordan was powered and extracted with ethanol. The residue after evaporation of the ethanolic extract was dissolved in water, filtered and the aqueous filtrate was extracted with ether and the ether extract discarded. Extraction of the aqueous filtrate subjected to column with butanol and the extract subjected to column chromatography to give five flavonoids [chrysoriol kemferol 4'-methyl ether, kemferol, astragalin and tiliroside] and four iridoids [ipolamiide, 8-epiloganin, auroside and phenstemoside], in addition to beta-sitosterol